The Grapes of Wrath

One of the most inspiring books that I've ever read has to be The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck. The story of the struggle of a very typical American farmer family in the 1930s, faced with varying degrees of contempt and starvation, provides a lot of strength of motivation within my life. The trials and terrible situations that the family has to go through (while at first being very naïve about it all), is an eye opener to many of the people who had never really encountered the kind of situation that the family was in their every day lives. It gives you a lot of inspiration to try and survive in a world where many people dislike you for who you are. The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck portrays a very intriguing story about the suffering of an American family due to the laws set up by the fortunate people in life, but it also shows that life can still persist even in the harsh environment.